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And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

Genres

Documentary

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From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$912

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

7.235/10

Release Date

01 June 2023

Country

Denmark

Cast

Maximilien Van Aertryck

Maximilien Van Aertryck

Narrator (voice)

Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Edmund Carpenter

Edmund Carpenter

Self (archive footage)

Belle Delphine

Belle Delphine

Self (archive footage)

Park Dietz

Park Dietz

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un

Self (archive footage)

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping

Self (archive footage)

Reed Hastings

Reed Hastings

Self (archive footage)

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